People in Terra, governing a weird little country

"If they didn't draw it, why didn't they erase it?"

This was a question that Evangelista XI did not find the answer to until he left Kjerag.

“I don’t know,” Ernst said.

He spread his hands. He noticed these unusual little things when passing by the hotel corridor. At first, he thought that these were specially hung by the delegations to make it easier to find each other, but now thinking about it, the five-pointed star mark was indeed a bit strange.

This reminded Ernst of what he had heard before he traveled through time. Thieves would mark the walls of the house they were going to steal from in advance. One reason was to make it easier to scout the location, and the other was to remind their peers not to steal the prey. After stealing the prey, they would also mark the walls to remind their peers not to patronize the house again.

His own home had never been robbed, and he had always been skeptical about this urban legend. Now that he suddenly remembered it and thought about it carefully, it did seem a bit unreasonable.

This is the Kjerag Hotel, the most luxurious hotel in Kjerag, which is only one letter different from the Gulag Hotel that can arrange the great memory restoration surgery. All the dignitaries from various countries live here. Who is so bold as to clean up here?

Even if the people take Shi as their heaven, the heaven is watching over us! Are there really no Kjerag people who are so desperate as to offend Yelagund and Ernst?

The exception is Enthiotis, he seems to be a bit defeated but keeps fighting, and it seems that he is getting more and more interested in losing.

Nosis is an exception. His character is hopeless. He is being beaten with the mace now. If the mace can no longer hold him down, he will be slapped by Yelagund sooner or later.

Besides, it was not the Kjerag people who drew the mark, but the Iberians.

Dario, Elini's master, what is he doing?

Well...it's impossible that he went to steal anything, and Ernst hasn't received any complaints, so let's just leave it alone for now.

Of course, he came to see Evangelista XI not just for greetings, but for serious business.

"Your Holiness, if we calculate the time, this World Expo is almost over. How do you feel during this period?"

Evangelista XI narrowed his eyes behind his round glasses, smiled widely, stroked his big beard and nodded:

"Yes, very good. I haven't seen such a vibrant and flourishing scene for a long time!"

Ernst opened his mouth but said nothing for a long time, and even frowned subconsciously.

Evangelista XI was immediately confused: "Prime Minister Ernst, is there something wrong with what I said?"

"No...it's nothing."

Ernst waved his hand.

It's really nothing, just a bit unlucky. I seemed to hear some strange accents just now.

Next time, try not to use these two words together, otherwise you will always have a bad feeling.

"As long as His Holiness is satisfied, that's good. I came here specifically to inform His Holiness about our closing ceremony."

The closing ceremony's star-picking operation was theoretically still kept secret, and the countries only knew that Ernst had prepared a surprise for everyone. Considering the domineering appearance of the airship at the opening ceremony, the countries' expectations for the closing ceremony's surprise were naturally incomparable.

But after all, Lateran is also the co-organizer of the World Expo and the World Summit, so it naturally has the right to know, especially the "Star Picking Operation" at the closing ceremony.

"Your Holiness, Kjerag has teamed up with the Rhine Life Archbishop to conduct an experiment at the closing ceremony."

"We will use scientific means to reach the limit of Terra, that is, the top of the sky, the barrier layer 'Star Pod' at 6,000 meters, and try to break through its barrier and explore the world outside the sky."

"If successful, this experiment will be the first time in the history of Terran humans to see the world outside the star pod, and the exploration of outer space will also take a historic step. It is foreseeable that this experiment will bring us huge prestige. Riding on this prestige, it is also the best opportunity for us to announce the convening of the World Summit."

Evangelista XI nodded seriously.

Exploring the world beyond the sky, when he heard the news, even he, who claimed to be knowledgeable, couldn't help but be shocked by Ernst's courage.

This may sound out of reach, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that there are already countless clues pointing to this goal.

The establishment of the Dome Research Station, the location of the Matterhorn, and the vision of the Terrans to soar into the sky represented by the airship, this series of conditions combined together, reaching the stars in one step, does not seem so incredible!

However, he could also understand the hidden meaning of Ernst's words.

This is an experiment.

Compared to a product exhibition like launching an airship that directly showcases the latest achievements, Operation Star Picking is an experiment.

Experiments can have two situations: success and failure.

Success, as Ernst said, means everything goes smoothly. With this reputation and wave, Kjerag can become a trend-setter in the forefront of the times. Lateran's goal of "grasping the pulse of the times" and "maintaining the survival of civilization" that it has been pursuing for hundreds of years can be achieved in one go just this once!

But what if it fails?

Evangelista XI understood the concerns of the young man in front of him. After all, he was just a young man who had not yet reached the age of thirty.

At this time, he needs the determination of the older generation!

"It's okay. There is no such thing as a challenge without failure. Even if you fail this time, your performance at this World Expo was amazing enough. No one will deny you and your achievements because of this."

The World Expo was successfully held, Kjerag developed, and the countries sat together for the first time. Although there was no open political consultation at the official level, the countries' private actions have never stopped.

Ernst and Evangelista XI's goal had actually been achieved.

Compared with all this, it is normal for Operation Star Picking, which has never been successfully accomplished by anyone in history, to fail.

If the experiment failed, Kjerag would not fall overnight, and Ernst would not fall from power because of it. He was still young and had many opportunities. At worst, if 1094 failed to fly, 1095, 1096...1099 could fly again!

Even when that day comes, he will still be a young man who is not even thirty years old!

[Time] is on his side.

Besides, the experiment doesn't necessarily mean failure.

Evangelista XI smiled and asked:

"Ernst, what do you think the success rate of the experiment is?"

"Seventy to eighty percent."

“........” Evangelista XI was silent.

The words of comfort that were on the tip of his tongue almost turned into swear words.

The previous part is all foreshadowing. You are waiting for me, right? Why are you so nervous?

Evangelista XI thought that Ernst was so distressed, and the success rate was probably around 10% to 20%. After all this time, it's only 70% to 80%. What are you dissatisfied with?

"I don't think it's 98% or 98%, it's not stable enough."

Ernst explained seriously.

There are fifty great ways, forty-nine are derived from heaven, and one is hidden. 98% and the other 2% are the limits of probability. Ninety-eight percent is human power, and the rest is a courtesy to heaven and high-dimensional observers.

Ernst felt that it was not safe unless the number reached this level.

"Go away, stop bothering me. I didn't make many snacks today."

After being fooled once, even a good-tempered King Evangelista XI couldn't hold it anymore and simply drove the man away.

Ernst walked out of the room, feeling somewhat amused and helpless.

To be honest, he really thought so.

After all, there is only one special life form like the Fire Demon. Even though the probability of 70% to 80% seems very high, they cannot afford the cost of even one failure.

If the Fire Demon cannot be retrieved, it will be a big trouble.

Please, I am a high-dimensional observer who has played Arknights after all, so why don’t I donate some of my energy to make a vitality bomb and make up for that 2%.

Chapter 316: Vina: Talent Awakening!

Kjerag, Tukarim, Café Valais.

A Caprini who wanted to cause trouble during the holy hunting ceremony was forced to retire and used his savings to open a cafe here.

Valerie could neither forgive nor be dissatisfied with this ending.

Did she avenge her father? Theoretically, she did. The elder who poisoned her father back then was probably now broken into pieces. As for the bear brother Actor, who brought the bowl of poison to her father, he was not aware of the whole thing, and Valis did not intend to let him pay with his life.

She certainly couldn't avenge the Son and Daughter of God. This murder case was a historical legacy, and Ernst could only end it with "government compensation, apology and compensation from the Perlochi family, restoration of the reputation of Valais's father and reporting to the great god Yelagund."

It would be more accurate to say that Valis felt relieved rather than forgave.

After having dreams of whipping the corpse of the great elder for several days in a row, she took the huge compensation, left the Perlochi family, resigned from all her military posts, and bought a shop in Tukarim, which was still under reconstruction, as a commoner.

After the old city of Tukarim was renovated, this shop was demolished and the remaining building was rebuilt on this branch road which is not too remote and not too busy, and it became a cafe.

In fact, this is a bit hellish.

After all, Vales's father and she herself had once wanted to kill people by poisoning them, but now they have opened a coffee shop that specializes in drinks and traditional Kjerag cakes...

The people of Kjerag don't really like the taste of coffee, and for this reason, there aren't many customers in the coffee shop. Only some tourists who like this kind of mixed food will occasionally find this shop and come in to sit down. Vales is also happy to have some free time.

This relatively quiet environment also gave Chen and Vina a rare opportunity to reminisce about the past.

"It's really hard to see you now, Vina."

After Valerie, who was delivering the coffee, turned and left, Chen jokingly complained,

"It took three days just to get an appointment, and then another week to get one, not counting the days off. Vina, you're really busy."

She said, pointing to the Longmen police badge on her chest.

"Unlike me, in the Guard Bureau, I was the head of the Special Inspection Team, but the Special Inspection Team meant that I didn't have to deal with small matters, and I couldn't deal with big matters. In a month, I might not encounter many incidents that required me to go out on patrol in person, so I had to find things to do on my own."

"It's so special, the feelings are so special. I shouldn't believe the lies of that old guy Wei Yanwu!"

Vina scratched her head in embarrassment.

She was not as busy as Chen said. The so-called appointments and queues were just rest and buffer time arranged by Ernst for her.

If Ernst had not helped her withstand the pressure after her identity was exposed, she would probably have to face the busy life that Chen described.

Fortunately, Chen's second half of the sentence was still acceptable, and Vina agreed:

"Indeed, if you believe what Governor Wei says without thinking, you will definitely be deceived by him."

"But speaking of which, Chen, why don't you just say hello to Xinteleya, the receptionist in the office building lobby? That way you don't have to wait in line, right?"

Vina was a little confused.

Although she did close the door to visitors during that period and required appointments and queues, she did not refuse to see anyone.

For those who have an appointment number, she will still meet one or two people to help her find her status after restoring her identity. As for those important meetings or people she is familiar with, she will mostly jump the queue by simply saying hello.

Doesn’t Chen know about this?

As soon as this possibility came into her mind, Chen denied it:

"Your Prime Minister also told me about this method. But I don't think it's a good idea. Everyone is queuing up, and we can't use this privilege just because we are friends. Anyway, I can still see you in line, it just takes a little more time, and I can also hang out in Shelagh for a while longer."

Vina was a little stunned, but still nodded in understanding.

As early as when she was in Longmen, she felt that Chen was a very stubborn person who insisted on everything. She didn't expect that she would be like this outside.

Vina thought this was not a bad idea. Although it was easy to offend people, delay things, and cause trouble, it was indeed the right thing to do.

It's strange, isn't it? In reality, correct and successful are often not synonyms, or even near-synonyms, but antonyms.

She didn't want to lecture Chen or pass on some life experience - she was a diplomat, she knew how to deal with people and how to be tactful, and she knew how to say the right thing to the right person. That was a requirement of her job, and Chen was a police officer, a profession that most required such qualities. Many people might look down on her character, but when they got into trouble, they realized how useful it was to have someone with such a character around them!

After taking a sip of coffee, Vina took the initiative to start a conversation:

"Chen, your work is not busy, which is a good thing. It shows that Longmen's public security is good. Look at Kjerag, the Minister of Defense has been so busy these days that he is almost smoking, and even the Secretary of Defense is 'in jail' with him."

The Minister of Defense is naturally referring to Actos.

Brother Xiong was indeed very busy during these days at the World Expo. The most amazing thing was that neither Ernst nor Jeston knew what he was busy with!

This is one of the great miracles of this century!

Even Jeston, who followed Actor all over Shelagh early in the morning, could only see that Actor was wandering around with no destination in mind, as if he was looking for someone.

But when Jeston asked him, Actor refused to say anything, and his attitude was particularly firm. His face turned red, he covered his ears, turned his body away, and directly refused to communicate. Jeston didn't even have a chance to use his eloquence.

Ernst vaguely felt that Actor's abnormal behavior might be related to his wife.

Yes, Brother Xiong has a wife! Even a bear like Brother Xiong has a wife, but you don’t! Isn’t it time to reflect on this?

Where have your Wei Wu legacy and Jian'an spirit gone?

However, if you analyze it carefully, this doesn't make sense.

After all, everyone came to the World Expo except Ursus, and Ernst did not block the news. Ursus did not come, so it was impossible for Axtos not to know, right? Ursus did not come. Ernst remembered that his wife was an Ursus, and seemed to be a minor noble or something, so it was unlikely that she would come. So what was Axtos looking for?

Confusing.

Vina just mentioned it casually, but Chen seemed to have opened up a chatterbox. He smacked his lips, shook his head, tried to drink tea but failed, sighed tactically, and completed the whole process in one go, except for touching her impossible beard.

"The security situation in Longmen is actually not as good as you think."